SPECIAL USES. Borders, edging, rock gardens, ground cover.
Coreopsis auriculata nana Compositae
Neat little plant with tufts of divided, or lobed, leaves; golden-orange daisy-like flowers on three-to six-inch stems, from June through August.
CARE. Light sandy soil. Shade in extremely hot climate. Cut faded flowers.
PROPAGATION. Sow seeds in fall for flowering next year; division of clumps.
SPECIAL USES. Rock gardens, edging.
Corydalis Fumariaceae Fumitory
Ferny-leaved herbaceous perennials with spurred flowers like bleeding heart but more colorful and blooming in the spring. Some types are tuberous-rooted, or partly so, but are grown more like other perennials.
cava (bulbosa)—Tuberous type, about eight inches tall, with gaudy clusters of purple flowers in April.
cheilanthifolia—Perennial with thickened roots, finely dissected eight-inch leaves, sprays of yellow flowers from May to frost. Requires shade from hot sun. Striking for its foliage alone.